Glaciogenic debris-flow deposits of orphan basin, offshore eastern Canada: Sedimentological and rheological properties, origin, and relationship to meltwater discharge

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 724-744

  Tripsanas, Efthymios K ^a   Piper, David J W ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; ELASTICITY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SHEAR FLOW;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEBRIS FLOW DEPOSITS; GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MELT-WATER DISCHARGES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENT PROPERTIES; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION;

DEPOSITS;

DEBRIS FLOW; EMPLACEMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HEINRICH EVENT; HOLOCENE; ICE STREAM; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MELTWATER; SHEAR STRENGTH; TURBIDITE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GREENLAND SEA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 58149337134     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.082     Document Type: Article

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